Eduardo Torroja
Eduardo Torroja y Miret, 1st Marquess of Torroja was a Spanish structural engineer and a pioneer in the design of concrete shell structures.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Madrid
- Educated at
- Technical University of MadridInstituto Cardenal Cisneros
- Awards
- 🏆 Wilhelm Exner Medal🏆 Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council🏆 Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise🏆 Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"aterials should resist mechanical forces and other effects... starting with all types of loading and external forces... and with the mechanical properties of the materials... constitutes the part give…"
"If you lean on a straight stick... can resist your weight, despite its slenderness, as long as it remains straight; once it starts to bend, it will easily break. The danger of breaking increases with …"
"Concrete presents, besides a coefficient of, a coefficient of hygroscopic dilation which is more appreciable. While concrete is kept wet... it expands; and as it dries, it contracts, in inverse propor…"
"very structure has a resistant function to fulfill... to ensure ...the static equilibrium of the structure for a long period of time."
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Timeline
1899
Born
Birth1961
Died
Death
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